All applications are reviewed to ensure the minimum requirements have been met.
Detention Officer Requirements:

  1. Be at least 21 years of age
  2. Must pass a physical fitness exam.
  3. Must be available for all shifts, including evenings, overnights, weekends and holidays.
  4. Must be available for mandatory recall.
  5. Has never been on court-ordered community supervision or probation for any criminal offense above the grade of Class B misdemeanor or a Class B misdemeanor within the last ten years from the date of the court order; is not currently charged with any criminal offense for which conviction would be a bar to licensure; has never been convicted of an offense above the grade of a Class B misdemeanor or a Class B misdemeanor within the last ten years; has never been convicted or placed on community supervision in any court of an offense involving family violence as defined under Chapter 71, Texas Family Code; and has never been convicted of an offense of Class A misdemeanor or any felony, which includes a sentence of deferred adjudication.
  6. Possess a valid Texas Driver’s License
  7. High school diploma or GED
  8. Have not been discharged from any military service under less than honorable conditions including specifically:
        • Under other than honorable conditions
        • Bad conduct
        • Dishonorable
        • any other characterization of service indicating bad character

Entry Level Officer Requirements:

  1. Be at least 18 years of age
  2. Must pass a physical fitness exam.
  3. Must be available for all shifts, including evenings, overnights, weekends and holidays.
  4. Must be available for mandatory recall.
  5. Has never been on court-ordered community supervision or probation for any criminal offense above the grade of Class B misdemeanor or a Class B misdemeanor within the last ten years from the date of the court order; is not currently charged with any criminal offense for which conviction would be a bar to licensure; has never been convicted of an offense above the grade of a Class B misdemeanor or a Class B misdemeanor within the last ten years; has never been convicted or placed on community supervision in any court of an offense involving family violence as defined under Chapter 71, Texas Family Code; and has never been convicted of an offense of Class A misdemeanor or any felony, which includes a sentence of deferred adjudication.
  6. Possess a valid Texas Driver’s License
  7. High school diploma or GED
  8. Complete a typing test.
  9. Have not been discharged from any military service under less than honorable conditions including specifically:
          • Under other than honorable conditions
          • Bad conduct
          • Dishonorable
          • any other characterization of service indicating bad character

Logistics Clerk:

  1. Be at least 18 years of age
  2. Must be available for mandatory recall.
  3. Has never been on court-ordered community supervision or probation for any criminal offense above the grade of Class B misdemeanor or a Class B misdemeanor within the last ten years from the date of the court order; is not currently charged with any criminal offense for which conviction would be a bar to licensure; has never been convicted of an offense above the grade of a Class B misdemeanor or a Class B misdemeanor within the last ten years; has never been convicted or placed on community supervision in any court of an offense involving family violence as defined under Chapter 71, Texas Family Code; and has never been convicted of an offense of Class A misdemeanor or any felony, which includes a sentence of deferred adjudication.
  4. Possess a valid Texas Driver’s License
  5. High school diploma or GED
  6. Complete a typing test.
  7. Have not been discharged from any military service under less than honorable conditions including specifically:
          • Under other than honorable conditions
          • Bad conduct
          • Dishonorable
          • any other characterization of service indicating bad character